Karsten Dähling

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Male · Born 1974 · Germany

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Career highlights

Best total

690 kg

Single-ply · 120+ kg · 40-44 · drug-tested · 2015

Best squat

280 kg

Single-ply · 120+ kg · 40-44 · drug-tested · 2015

Best bench

172.5 kg

Single-ply · 120+ kg · 40-44 · drug-tested · 2015

Best deadlift

242.5 kg

Single-ply · 120+ kg · 40-44 · drug-tested · 2015

Best DOTS

391.06

Single-ply · 120+ kg · 40-44 · drug-tested · 2015

Career summary

Karsten Dähling's career best to date is 690 kg, set in 2015 at age 41. Their total grew 30 kg over 1.1 years between their first meet and that mark (~26.5 kg/year). 5.7-year gap in their competition record between 2018 and 2024. Career variance was 78% squat-driven.

Career-best meet: 2. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf · BVDK

Where this lifter ranks

In Germany, all-time

vs Raw · 120 kg class · masters-2 · Germany · drug-tested

Current cohort

vs Raw · 120 kg class · masters-2 · drug-tested

Career peak cohort

vs Single-ply · 120+ kg class · masters-1 · drug-tested

Progression

Equipment

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PR progression data
Date	Meet	Equipment	Squat (kg)	Bench (kg)	Deadlift (kg)	Total (kg)	DOTS
2014-01-25	1. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf	Single-ply	270	165	225	660	377.29
2014-03-21	Deutsche Meisterschaften der Senioren	Single-ply	260	172.5	230	662.5	375.48
2015-03-14	2. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf	Single-ply	280	172.5	237.5	690	389.6
2015-04-11	3. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf	Single-ply	280	167.5	242.5	690	391.06
2016-03-12	2. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf	Single-ply	260	165	230	655	373.04
2016-04-09	3. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf	Single-ply	265	170	235	670	382.39
2016-09-16	DM Classic/RAW Kraftdreikampf	Raw	200	135	217.5	552.5	319.57
2017-03-04	LM SH Bankdruecken	Raw	—	140	—	—	81.05
2017-03-18	LM MV Bankdruecken	Raw	—	145	—	—	83.89
2017-04-08	3. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf	Single-ply	265	170	240	675	390.77
2017-07-02	Nordliga Kraftdreikampf	Single-ply	200	140	220	560	323.91
2017-09-09	LM Mecklenburg-Vorpommern KDK	Raw	200	140	225	565	330.17
2017-09-30	NDM Kraftdreikampf	Raw	200	140	230	570	332.06
2017-10-12	DM KDK Classic	Raw	210	142.5	230	582.5	338.19
2018-03-17	LM MV Bankdruecken	Raw	—	135	—	—	78.75
2018-09-08	LM Mecklenburg-Vorpommern KDK	Raw	210	142.5	225	577.5	335.31
2018-09-29	NDM KDK	Raw	210	145	225	580	337.99
2024-06-08	Landesmeisterschaft KDK Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Raw	165	137.5	200	502.5	290.61
2024-09-21	Norddeutsche Meisterschaft KDK	Raw	175	135	180	490	285.99
2025-06-14	Landesmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern KDK	Raw	160	130	180	470	271.03

Competition history · 23 meets

Landesmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern KDK
BVDK · 2025-06-14 · 120 kg classRaw1st place
MV, Germany
Squat 160 kgBench 130 kgDead 180 kgTotal 470 kgDots 271.03
Norddeutsche Meisterschaft KDK
BVDK · 2024-09-21 · 120 kg classRaw1st place
MV, Germany
Squat 175 kgBench 135 kgDead 180 kgTotal 490 kgDots 285.99
Landesmeisterschaft KDK Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
BVDK · 2024-06-08 · 120 kg classRaw1st place
MV, Germany
Squat 165 kgBench 137.5 kgDead 200 kgTotal 502.5 kgDots 290.61
NDM KDK
BVDK · 2018-09-29 · 120 kg classRaw1st place
MV, Germany
Squat 210 kgBench 145 kgDead 225 kgTotal 580 kgDots 337.99
LM Mecklenburg-Vorpommern KDK
BVDK · 2018-09-08 · 120 kg classRaw1st place
MV, Germany
Squat 210 kgBench 142.5 kgDead 225 kgTotal 577.5 kgDots 335.31
LM MV Bankdruecken
BVDK · 2018-03-17 · 120 kg classRaw3rd place
MV, Germany
Squat —Bench 135 kgDead —Total —Dots 78.75
DM KDK Classic
BVDK · 2017-10-12 · 120 kg classRaw4th place
Germany
Squat 210 kgBench 142.5 kgDead 230 kgTotal 582.5 kgDots 338.19
NDM Kraftdreikampf
BVDK · 2017-09-30 · 120 kg classRaw1st place
Germany
Squat 200 kgBench 140 kgDead 230 kgTotal 570 kgDots 332.06
LM Mecklenburg-Vorpommern KDK
BVDK · 2017-09-09 · 120 kg classRaw1st place
Germany
Squat 200 kgBench 140 kgDead 225 kgTotal 565 kgDots 330.17
LM Niedersachsen Bankdruecken
BVDK · 2017-08-19 · 120 kg classRaw1st place
NI, Germany
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 83.27
Nordliga Kraftdreikampf
BVDK · 2017-07-02 · 120 kg classSingle-ply8th place
Germany
Squat 200 kgBench 140 kgDead 220 kgTotal 560 kgDots 323.91
3. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf
BVDK · 2017-04-08 · 120 kg classSingle-ply8th place
Germany
Squat 265 kgBench 170 kgDead 240 kgTotal 675 kgDots 390.77
LM MV Bankdruecken
BVDK · 2017-03-18 · 120 kg classRaw3rd place
MV, Germany
Squat —Bench 145 kgDead —Total —Dots 83.89
LM SH Bankdruecken
BVDK · 2017-03-04 · 120 kg classRaw1st place
SH, Germany
Squat —Bench 140 kgDead —Total —Dots 81.05
Deutsche Meisterschaft im Kreuzheben
BVDK · 2016-12-03 · 120 kg classSingle-ply3rd place
Germany
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 137.83
DM Classic/RAW Kraftdreikampf
BVDK · 2016-09-16 · 120 kg classRaw2nd place
BB, Germany
Squat 200 kgBench 135 kgDead 217.5 kgTotal 552.5 kgDots 319.57
3. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf
BVDK · 2016-04-09 · 120+ kg classSingle-ply11th place
Germany
Squat 265 kgBench 170 kgDead 235 kgTotal 670 kgDots 382.39
2. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf
BVDK · 2016-03-12 · 120+ kg classSingle-ply9th place
Germany
Squat 260 kgBench 165 kgDead 230 kgTotal 655 kgDots 373.04
3. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf
BVDK · 2015-04-11 · 120+ kg classSingle-ply13th place
Germany
Squat 280 kgBench 167.5 kgDead 242.5 kgTotal 690 kgDots 391.06
2. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf
BVDK · 2015-03-14 · 120+ kg classSingle-ply14th place
Germany
Squat 280 kgBench 172.5 kgDead 237.5 kgTotal 690 kgDots 389.60
Deutsche Meisterschaften der Senioren
BVDK · 2014-03-21 · 120+ kg classSingle-ply3rd place
Germany
Squat 260 kgBench 172.5 kgDead 230 kgTotal 662.5 kgDots 375.48
1. Runde Bundesliga Kraftdreikampf
BVDK · 2014-01-25 · 120+ kg classSingle-ply13th place
Germany
Squat 270 kgBench 165 kgDead 225 kgTotal 660 kgDots 377.29
2. Bundesliga Nord 1. Wettkampftag
BVDK · 2009-01-17 · 125 kg classSingle-plyG
Germany
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 383.94